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Halo Coating’s Reflective Powder Coat Now Available For Any Bike From Hub Powder Works

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Halo Coatings is the the company that developed and patented the retro-reflective coating that’s used on the Mission Lumen. The bike that Mission kickstarted last spring was claimed as the world’s first retro-reflective production bicycle. Retro reflective refers to a material that reflects light directly back to its source, like road signs and Illuminite clothing.

Halo now has another new partnership as sort of a “next step” in making this technology available to people. Previously, the only way you could get this technology on your bike was to buy a Lumen; now, you can also get it added to your existing bike. Since it is a powder coat, it can be added to any bike, so long as it is entirely made of metal.

The new company is called Hub Powderworks, and they’re based in Boston, MA. For $599, they will strip and re coat your bike using this reflective paint, making sure you are seen at night. Currently only available in Zakim gray, the material is also a super strong coating, going about 7 times further than normal in the ASTM salt spray test.

 

 

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Jesse Edwards
Jesse Edwards
10 years ago

I love this. Too bad it costs the same as an ok steel frame.

pdxfixed
pdxfixed
10 years ago

oof once that price comes down I’ll consider it, otherwise I’ll stick with 3M tape…

Samuel
Samuel
10 years ago

I always wonder, why the most ‘innovative’ security concept bikes don’t have dynamo lights. These aren’t expensive anymore and a huge step towards more visibility.

Drew Diller
10 years ago

Holy crap. This is awesome.

I think my life is worth $600.

KD
KD
9 years ago

@Samuel mostly because of issues with shipping batteries and the like into different regions makes it difficult to offer it as a global spec

Heidi
Heidi
7 years ago

Just get some glass beads from your state DOT and paint your own bike (or have your bike shop do it). Ask one of the guys doing the striping after they put down new asphalt. The striping – aka the “dotted line” contains little glass beads, which are retroreflective. Be friendly, hand him a small tupperware and a $20. If you’re too shy or embarrassed, get a girl to do it. A girl can smile and say “I need some glass beads for my nail polish. Thanks!”

Probably not a good idea to run out onto the highway while they’re striping. No problem, they never work for more than a few hours and then they take a break or quit for the day. Watch and wait til they’re done striping, then follow them to wherever they go for lunch or to take a leak.

My husband just retired from CDOT, and the guys on the paint crew were always doing stuff with the glass beads. Mostly for practical jokes or Halloween- none of the guys were smart enough to create anything useful, LOL.

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